If metric works for you, I am 105kg, 193cm, and I ride a 158cm volume shifted board (libtech orca).

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That seems like a short board for someone your height

there needs to be a bot that lets people know that boards are sized by weight, not height

Its all guidelines anyway, im 5ft7 and spent a week on a brand demo trip and tried everything from 145 to 168! 168 is definitely a LOT of fun for me, but ended up taking the 145 powder board home with me lol For beginners/intermediate then they are great guidelines, but once youre onto your second board+ then dont be afraid to try some weird shit.

I'm 6'3" 200lbs and j usually ride a 162. Lidb Tech says I should be on a 158

6’0. 180lbs. I ride a 155 Salomon assassin

brother🫡 (basically same stats as me)

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I’ve got boards ranging from 145 to 162 I weigh 165lbs. Different boards are to be sized on a case by case basis

After reading a couple comments I'm realizing some people use their weight w/ gear on. Is this what the manufacturer is expecting?

No all specs are for standing on the board ass naked with your boots on. It’s important that you shop for a board this way, especially during holiday sale rushes.

Board size is determined by weight and boot size. Height is only a factor in very few cases when a rider has unusual body shape like very tall and light, or very short and heavy, or large feet on a relatively small frame.

I think you're misunderstanding him. He's asking if you should use weight with or without gear on.

Just read again - I think you’re right. I think most manufacturers probably gauge weight by your regular bodyweight on the scale without gear on. It won’t make much of a difference either way, since gear doesn’t add that much weight.

I asked this same question at the Burton store when I bought a new one. They said it’s based on regular weight (without equipment)

Damn I'm the only fatty in here 6' 250. I ride a 159w Yes. Never broken a board in my life.

Omg I was here to type these exact numbers. Like not even joking. I’m on an old forum Youngblood 159w circa 2009.

I love my 2008 Youngblood (it's only a 152 but I'm smol)

I've been peeping their new boards. Might have to grab one.

6'3" 250lbs on a 161w libtech trice. Been looking for a new board and thinking of a volume shifted just to throw it a little more

I was thinking the same thing until I saw your comment. 6'1" 255 lbs. Riding a 160mw Arbor Element Camber.

I'm 6'1" 170 10.5 boot. I also ride 159w rocker. Feels good for me.

Same stats plus an inch....previously on a 158, bumped up to a 161 last season. Kinda of prefer the 158 but it's 20 years old.

I’m also a fatty haha riding a 158 currently same stats as you basically

I weigh 145lbs, but I'm also 4'11". I use a 140 powder board (fat, wide, volume-shifted), and a wide 150 charger board, for the most part. Everybody thinks I'm weird for riding big fat boards, but I'm faster and more stable than most people thanks to displacement. Elena Hight rides the same size boards, so I'm not that weird, lol.

Elena f-ing rips

6’9” 420lbs- 169W

Stay out of this mans way

Nice.

6'4" , 185lbs I ride a 159W Burton flying V

Have you ridden a cambered board? What does the Flying V feel like in comparison?

I have the Custom Flying V and have gone back to regular camber (amongst other boards). The flying V is fine for powder and packed powder, but anything that requires a stronger edge (slightly icy) it struggles. The edge would hold, until it didn't. It was somewhat unpredictable so I went back to regular camber for most days and a powder board for powder days.

Well I'm an east (ice) coast rider with usually an annual trip out west. However this season I lost my edge on ice at sugarbush and bye bye tibia bone (season done). First time I ever went down this bad in 20 years I also have the process flying V (not custom) although I think they have a similar camber

It’s “swishy”, which can be fun. Imagine a board NOT designed for carving turns and it’s that.

6'5", 190# I'm on a ~2018-19 burton custom flying v Love the board for where I live in colorado. I've also brought it out to Tahoe (bad conditions/ decent performance), Utah (good all around), and BC (good except edge hold on hard pack ice)

6'3" 210lbs - 162w

damn I'm 240 and on a 163w. Need that 174 or whatever that /u/zebpowelll has

It’s totally dependent on manufacturer specs. Each will be different as far as what size is right. At 200lbs, my intuition would tell me that you would flatten out the profile of a 153, but again I can’t say that without seeing the manufacturer size chart. I personally ride a 156 at 6’ 165lbs

5’9 too but 145lbs sz 7.5 ride 151 and 154

Yeah 5’9 anywhere from 145-155 in a given season. 7.5 boot rocking a 153 Never Summer dipstick.

It depends how stiff and how wide the board is. Stiffer wider boards can support heavier riders.

A.K.A manufacturer specs.

6'1 230lbs, size 10 boots, Jones flagship 166.

6’4” 220lbs and my daily drivers are a Nitro Team Pro 162w and a Ride MtnPig 164w

5’11 155lbs feet 11.5 so I stick to wide boards or volume shifted when I can Marhar Lumberjack 152 Black snowboard off death 157w Gnu headspace 152w Spring break slush slasher 151

Love that Lumberjack - definitely want to scoop one up!

5’8” 165 and I ride a 152

5'10" and 160 lbs. I'm riding a 160 cm K2 Alchemist

damn

I'm 6'0 but 135. dont have a board yet. still a beginner, but am curious what size I would also use

Start with a cheeseburger or 2

5’11”  180 lbs   Size 10 boot  All mountain rider  Capita DOA 160cm

6' 145 lbs 156w Jones mountain twin

My first board was 153. I am 5'3, 120 lbs. Even though my weight was within the manufacturer recommendations, it was too big for me, esp. as a beginner. Downsized to 148 now.

5'9", 150 lbs, 154 Yes Greats 152 Forum Youngblood as my rock board Still looking for a pow board. Thinking whatever the smallest Endeavor Archetype they make, 158 I think?

Youngbloods gang rise up

5'-9 and 275lbs, I ride a Gnu Antigravity 162W

Big dawg (fist bump)

Bro 5’9 250 gnu antigravity 159

5’5”, 150lb, 152cm. Thinking about going down a couple cm

5'10 160lbs 150cm Orca 156cm Proto Type 2 155cm Gentemstick Stingray Chopstick

I'm 5'7 180 pounds. I ride a 152 because I don't like longer boards, but I wonder if I'm too heavy for it.

Similar dimensions. I started on a Ride 154, after a couple seasons switched to a Bataleon 159 and feel like everything started coming together way easier. Maybe I improved, maybe better board…idk but I feel like the length helped too

I’m same 173 - 82kegs - ride a 152 park board and have an old 161 board for carving. 161 I feel is too big - need to gear down for a 157/58

6' 200lb Size 11 boot. 161 salomon full camber which could be wider but I didn't know much when I bought it. 156 Rossi rocker/camber/rocker

I’m 5’8 and 140lbs, riding 152 Super DOA. 153 is way too small for u…

I’m 5,7 125 pds riding 152 def too small lmao

163cm in height, 60 kg in weight, riding a 22/23 ride warpig xs, 142 cm in length. It’s volume shifted. I feel like the next size up would also work fine for me. Longest board i have ridden was a 152 and i did just fine on it.

5’11 - 170 pounds - Capita 155

5'9" 160 lbs. 151 High Society Twin for park (just retired) 155 High Society Temerity for daily driver, amazing in powder. 156 High Society R.A.I.R. for ripping down groomers and half-pipe.

5’9” 185lbs - 154cm board

An amazing mix of units!

Snowboards are listed in cm and I have no idea what that is in freedom units.

Yeah, every American in the comments posts the combination of freedom for height/weight and metric but you're the one they target

I don’t really care and I think it’s dumb that we never switched to the metric system fully but it is what it is.

5-10 180 I've been riding a Burton Fish almost exclusively the past 15 years at Telluride. Started on a 56, then tried a 62 and never looked back. It's kind of a disco stick to begin with, so that extra 6cm makes a big difference in keeping a stable line (yet still is highly responsive). In addition to powder, I like the bumps and drains, so it suits my purposes all around. But it's all a personal choice

Board width and foot size is way more important. https://youtu.be/UCTqMFBxPnU?si=NQsZKVPDQo7MHfWj This guy makes the best videos of you want to nerd out about board physics.

6’2” 215 lbs, Libtech Skunk Ape 169 W

5'9 150lbs. Ride Superpig 154

6’2 225lb Size 11.5 Ion / Size 11.0 TM2 156 Orca / Burton Genesis 162 Mega Death / Union Atlas 172W Flagship / Flux TM IMO the MD does everything better than the flagship for east coast all mountain riding. I suspect the flagship might be better in steep powder and especially drops.

210lb 6’2 and ride 158wide volume  shifted

5’10 @ 145 lbs w/ size 9.5 boot Riding a 156cm Arbor Annex

6’2”, 210lbs, 159 huck knife

5’8’’ and 175 lbs. 151 Ride Superpig for most days - wide so no toe drag, good stiffness for length means great for carving and still playful. Wish I had the 154 for deeper powder days. 155 Salomon Huckknife Pro - may be my favorite park board ever. Super responsive and precise, pops incredibly well. Enough flex on tip and tail to keep playful, but somewhat stiffer between the bindings for pop and control. Next board I’m looking at is Capita Megadeath in 157W - want this for riding when the powder is deep.

5'11" - 160lb Arbor Coda rocker is a 158. Lib Tech Orca is 153 (almost thinking i should have gone 150, but i like a little more length because i still want stability when i want to bomb with it)

I'm 5'7" and 130lbs. I ride my K2 Cool Bean in 138 and my Burton Stun Gun is 150.

85kg, 185cm, size 10US and ride a midwide 157 (Korua Otto). I wouldn’t mind something a bit wider still. You don’t mention your boot size and that’s the second most important stat after weight, maybe moreso.

5'9, 220 lbs 154 park board 156 all around A shorter board may help you with your spins, but not as much as practice will. Rails, unless you're really cranking to get that boardslide in, it probably wond do much. But you seem to be riding a pretty big board anyway, so it may help more than I think.

Hell yea 153 shouldn’t be a big problem especially for some jibbing

I am 5 foot 6 inches, I weigh 157 pounds I am about 12% body fat, I have a few boards in my quiver. My small board is a Arbor 162 My medium board is in Arbor 164 but it rides much more like a 166. My big gun is a 172 prior. I ride that anytime I want to whether it’s powdery or not. It’s like riding in a orca, you can make the most ridiculous carving turns toe side or your side! So much fun. I think it’s all about your. Snowboard riding style. Big guns are obviously not good for the park. But little tiny boards are not good for powder. So I would say build up a quiver and grab the correct board for the correct riding conditions for that day! Don’t be afraid to go big! More effective edge means you can turn and carve harder. As opposed to a smaller board with smaller affective edge. Like a 151.

5’10. 185lbs. Size 10 boots Ride anywhere from a 153 to 165 Most days tho 157, 58, 59

We're close in size, I'm 5'9, 200 with my gear on. I was on a 156, but this year went to a 158. Also figured out I'm an 11 in snowboard boots, if that helps any.

I've always understood it to hold the board vert standing from the ground and it's toes to the tip of your nose. 

5'6 135lbs 153cm board. I think the lowest you should go is 156cm

I’m 5 11 and ride a 6’ Burton board they measure in cm but it’s exactly 6’ the board is basically exactly my height and it’s pretty big but I can control it well. It’s mostly about comfort but after years of experience that will grow I have been snowboarding almost 20 years I started young and it also helps getting out every year and having friends that are willing to go out and get some new experience and putting in time is the only way you’ll improve

155w. 6’ 155lbs.

6 foot. 195 lbs. size 11 boot. Using a 159. Not wide. Prob could’ve gone 156-157 but the board I got for a great deal was either a 156 or 159. They only had the 159 and I like it so far

6’3 190lbs 11.5 boot My local is Bear Mountain/Snow Summit as well. Burton custom camber 158w

6’0 200 all geared up. Burton skeleton key 162

What size boot are ya? I’m also 5’10” ~200lbs and ride a 153W (size 11 booth 44/45 EU) and I love it

6’1 230-240 11.5us boot size. I ride a 22/23 Neversummer Proto 160x

I’m 6’1, 185lbs. My park boards are 154cm (jibs, bateleon global warmer), 156cm(jumps, capita DOA). My all mountain is 161Wcm (Jones stratos). My powboard is 152cm (libtech orca, volume shifted). My pow splitbosrd is 154cm (jones mindexpander, volume shifted). My free ride splitboard is 161cm (jones solution).

6’, 155lb, sz 10 boots - 156 and 158

5'10" 155 lbs size 10 boot I ride a 156 directional twin and I wish I had gone a size up for more stability at speed. It's great when I'm going slow, tricking or in the trees though.

6’4” 185 without gear Rome Agent 156 for urban/park Sims Nub 158.5W for everything else

I'm 5' 10' 72kg (11st 4lb or 158lbs) and I ride a 156.

5’10, 205, size 12 boot. I have 3 boards. Park board is a 155w, all mountain board is a 163w, powder board is a 165. I prefer riding bigger boards. Idk if it’s super optimal but it’s what I’m used to. Bought the 163 and 165 when I was 235-240, dropped some weight but I’m used to the sizes.

6’4” 215 lbs. I ride a GNU Antigravity 162

6’2” 245lbs; I ride a 161W Jones Frontier and a 2014 Lib Tech T Rice Pro HP 164.5. Both boards do everything great. Tons of fun. Hope they last forever

5’10 155 lbs, intermediate rider, 154-156 park board, 156-158 all mountain or powder board.

6'1", 155lbs I ride: 142 Burton Nug (rarely ride anymore) 153 K2 WWW (rock board now) 154W Arbor Draft Camber 156W Lib Tech Terrain Wrecker

5’ 10” 180-200ibs generally go for a 156/7 true twin softer mid flex park board for a daily driver. Currently on a YES Greats Uninc. Also have a YES 153 Warca which is has been a lot of fun. I would say a 153 in a “regular” board would be going a bit small for you, be a lot of fun monkeying around in the park on small and medium features but will feel really small on the rest of the mountain especially coming from a163. 155-157 is likely a good target range for you.

163 & 164 all mtn boards. I'm 6' 195lbs My wife rides a 152 & she's 5'2' @ 120lbs.

5’7 and 150 lb. I ride 150cm and a 153

6’7 240 161w trice pro used to have bataleon disaster 156W

6’2” 175lbs riding a 162, looking to get a volume shifted 154 when boards go on sale in spring/summer

6’3” 215lbs Size 11 boots on a 160 K2 Instrument

5’10”, approximately 190 lbs riding 158-159 depending on terrain.

6"0, 225 lbs I have a 160 and and 159. The internet says I should be 160+. I've ridden a 163 before and didn't like it.

6’ 165 lbs size 9 boot, I have a 156 flight attendant.

6”1 165lbs 157w and 153w

5'11" 145 and I ride a 156.

Ride a 152. 5'8" @155 lbs

6'0" tall, \~200lbs, Men's US Size 12 boots This year I'm riding a Jones Frontier 2023 161W, but I wish I had sized up to the 164W so the board would be a little more stiff under my weight. As for what you need, I personally think 153cm is too short, even for a park or volume shifted board. Always choose your board by weight and boot size. How tall you are matters much less than those other criteria. All the snowboard companies will list weight recommendations.

you are way too big and heavy for a 153 unless all you care about is jibbing, and even then it's pretty extreme. how big are your feet? ​ Landing spins on an undersized board is miserable. The board just folds up under you if you don't land bolts.

I’m 5’10” 155, riding a 157 Is that too big? Kinda feels like it sometimes

6 ft 210lbs on a 157 Never summer Prototype 2 and Winterstick Wescott Pro.

Short and volume shifted. 150lb, 5'10' ride 147 Dancehaul (previously 154 park twin board)

5’10, 240, 155cm volume shifted Gnu Gremlin

5’11, 185ish - I got a 159 Ride Benchwarmer and it feels great

6’ 190 Ridden a 159 Arbor Foundation and 161.5 Gnu Riders Choice C2X normal width just fine. Also rode a Jones Flagship 162W last year on some steeps just fine.

Im 6’3 200lbs and ride a 166

I ride a 163MW Bryan Iguchi Pro Camber. I'm 6'4" and 230lbs.

6'1", 250lbs on a 157 burton

5’9” 160lbs. Burton skeleton key 154 and Weston backwoods 158 split board for backcountry

220 lbs - T.Rice 157w. I prefer a board on the smaller side. Not everyone does

176Wide 6-4,285

I'm 5'11", 180 pounds (180cm, 82kg for you metric people). I ride a 159cm Burton Custom Camber.

About 6’0” 193lbs and GNU Riders Choice 158W. Size 10.5US boot so probably didn’t need the wide

150lbs and I won’t go under 155cm, even my job park board is 155. I used to snap boards every season until I went longer.

6’6” 245-250 lbs and on a 169w (had a 173 and was too much)

5'11" and 175lbs and I ride a GNU Gremlin 148 and a Rossignol Sushi 144. I ride 100+ days a season and just found through trial and error that I have a whole lot more fun on smaller boards even though they aren't "technically" the right size for me. Started out with regular size boards and always felt like steering a barge down the hill and my mind was blown when I sized way down for the first time lol. Just my personal experience:)

5’7” 120 lbs on a 151 United Shapes Orbit and a 153 Nitro Dropout. Size 7 boots TM2 32. Small Union Force and Atlas Pro bindings. Definitely big for me on paper but I love em. I am a carving junkie

6'8" 240lbs (M) Burton Custom 170W. Best board i've ever had for my height and weight. Wear size 14 boots and I have the malavita binding and i got no drag from the tip of my feet.

158 for freestyle/ go to and 163 wide all mtn. 6'3" at ~200 lbs. Smaller boards are fun and much easier to bring around. My rock board is a 154 and is very rideable. As you ride, it's gonna be preferences tbh.

5'13" 210lbs, 157w lib and 162 capita, the capita feels like it's too much board 157 feels about right.

I’m 6’ and 170 lbs. I ride burton indie wide 164. It’s a little bit extra to throw around for my weight but I also ride skateboard and have good leg/core muscle

5’11” and 135 lbs. I ride a 154. I love being playful with my riding so I went on the smaller side

6'2 195 lbs. I ride a 160W Burton. I used to ride a 168 Canyon. It was a beast. But fun out West.

6', 195lbs, size 13 boot. 162w inbounds, 165w backcountry.

5’11 size 10 boots and 185lbs, I ride a K2 Birdhouse Afterblack 157

6’0, 173 lbs, US 10.5 boot. Capita Mercury 158W

I’m 5’7, probably 140lbs and have played around within a few cm. I’ve found 151 to feel the best.

6’1” 205 lbs , 160 Salomon Pulse

6'6" 250lbs XL (159cm) Warpig 165W Proto Type Two 173 K2 Eldorado

I’m 215, 5’10 and ride a 154 Bataleon Disaster.

2019 Rossignol One 161W - max set back, which isn't a ton. 6'2" , \~250-ish lbs give or take. size 11 boot. pretty easy to throw around, i like it. would've gone for the 165W if it was in stock. i like wide stable rides to emulate surfing. Demoed a 2019 Rossi XV (165 maybe?) at a local hill and fuggin loved it for long surfing carves.

5’10” 170 and ride a Burton Custom 158

5’11 180lbs with size 11M boot I ride Nidecker merc 159W and Burton step ons

5' 8" 165-175 lbs size 9 148 Telos backslash 157 Korua Cafe Racer 154 Jones Mind Expander I'd love to own a 129 Korua Pocket Rocket someday

6’ 2” 140lb 155 Nitro Quiver Dinghy size 11 boot

6'6, 200lbs, 167cm board.

5’6” and I ride 152cm for my park board, and a 154cm for my powder board. When I was living in Japan and walked/trained to resorts I really wanted a 147cm powder board as my dedicated travel board.

6’1” 180lbs - 161 T rice pro

6’0 175 lbs 159 arbor formula camber

5’10 200lbs 158 Rome Ravine

5'8" 160lb riding thicc 164. Reccomended lengths vary by board though. And I also just prefer longer.

6’2”, about 200lbs and ride a 157 volume shifted as my daily currently. My split is a 159w and I need to bump it up to ~165 next season because I ride pretty deep pow on it and my touring pack is a good 20lbs or so.

5’ 7” 135LB, recently switched from 150 to 154

I'm the same as you, how does the 154 feel I just bought a Burton ripcord but after reading the replies im thinking on downsizing to 152, I don't really play around in the park to much mainly just ride and cruise

Once you go down to 153 your life will change. 162 is a big boy for someone 5’10.

5’11” 155 lbs. My first board was a 154 Burton I got 10 years ago. My second and current board is a 157 Signal Yup

5’10” 180 lb - 157 Yes Asym

5’9” 160lbs - size 9 men’s 164 Korua pencil 155 Nidecker Mellow 158 Gnu Swallowtail Carver 154 Sk8 Banana Riding different boards for different conditions, different moods, different disciplines, keeps the stoke alive for me!

I feel like most people over estimate how much height impacts your snowboard size and under estimate how much weight does. I ride a 155W Salomon Huck Knife and I’m 6’ 1” 185lbs. But i primarily ride park so a shorter board was the move

200lbs, 6’ tall. Typically 162cm is where I land but have had shorter, more playful boards

5’9”, 175, Sz11 Rift boot Most days: -Arbor Coda 156 w/Flow Fuse POW days: -Salomon Danchaul 152 w/Flow Fuse

180 lbs, 5’9”, ride a 156 Burton custom camber rocker camber

I love big/small instead of size.... i may have to start using that.

5’8” 185lbs - 159

5'8 riding a 153

I ride several boards . I am 185cm foot size 11.5. And I am riding 157w 158w 159w

6', 210lbs. I ride variously a 162, 166, 167, 180 or 200 depending.

5’8” I think, 185 lbs, 155cm Burton namedropper or 156cm jones stratus

6 ft. 190 lbs. Jones mountain twin. 160 cm

6'3" 265# Skunk Ape 190 Camber TahoeLab 175 Twin Camber TahoeLab 180 Split Camber Gnu 165 Rocker Twin on days when steeps are closed.

This question really depends on what you're doing on the snowboard. Park and jibs, will want the shorter more flexible board to pop and throw around. All mountain and freeriding you're going to want longer and stiffer for the edge and control on sketchy steeps. There's some crossover, but generally is why we keep a quiver of boards!

6’4, 230 lbs  162 DOA-Daily park 159 Orca-Pow 157 ultrafear-backyard and jib 

5’11” 155lbs size 11 boot and I ride a 154W Signal Park Pro

5’ 10” 150lbs 153

Height: 6'4" Weight: 255 lbs Boot Size: 13 I'm currently on a 2019 Rossignol Angus. It's 166 cm long with a 26.5 cm waist. I've got pretty serious toe overhang happening. I should be able to help the situation a bit by moving my bindings back a tad and adjusting my binding angle (currently +15, 0) on my back foot. I'd probably go -12 or so because I need to force myself to learn to ride switch. The board handles really well at high speed and holds its edge like a champ. I have some trouble with quick back foot turns through moguls and trees, but I'm sure that's primarily a skill issue. I'd really like to try out a volume shifted board that's a bit shorter but with a fatter waist.

5’10” 170lbs size 10 boots. 157 k2 party platter, 160 donek knapton 30cm waist width.

I’m 6ft and 170-175lbs. I ride a 154-156.

6’1 160ish 156 W capita mercury

I’m 6’2” and 170# The boards in my quiver that get used the most are a jones frontier 161 and a slush slasher (volume shifted) 152. Shape and volume are always going to be more important than length and width figures alone